Highbet Review

HighBet's renewed focus on casino has seen them update their casino bonus, with a Wager £10, Get 50 Free Spins offer.

This bonus is for first-time customers of the Aspire Websites group only!

That means that if you have claimed a bonus from one of the betting sites they own before, you will not be entitled to this bonus too.

Our list of best bookmakers features a few of them, such as Mr Play, Mr Mega or Heyspin. Please refer to the UK Gambling Commission site to see the full list of sister websites.

Highbet is a new-ish betting site, from 2021 that uses the software of the Aspire Global group. Over the years, this group has come out with some of the sleekest and most well-optimised betting sites on the market.

The bookmaker boasts the impressive 50 sports and events, and 950+ casino games. Among the former, there is a huge selection of esports titles as well as political outcomes, award ceremonies and singing competitions.

However, despite the useful 'Quick Links' section on their sportsbook, Highbet offers, at best, average football odds and payout margins.

I calculated the payout rate by taking their odds for English Premier League and found that it is about 92.05%. In comparison, Betway offers around 93.53% and bet365 - 92.66% payout rates.

In terms of user experience, Highbet took care to make their sportsbook load quickly on both desktop and mobile and all functionalities are easily accessible - odds change from top-right on desktop and bottom-right on mobile (settings).

The bookie has a bet builder that you can find once you click into a match - for instance, if you check all markets of Chelsea vs Fulham, you will be able to build your own custom bet. The same goes for basketball, but keep in mind that I didn't manage to find a bet builder option for all sports.

You can also see which markets offer cashout, by selecting the 'CASHOUT' market from the drop-down 'select market' menu.

✅ Advantages:

• Big focus on football
  • More than 1800 fixtures across all leagues.
  • Many competitions from Asia and Africa (and more) are covered extensively.
• Extensive esports coverage
• Features big-hit titles such as CS:GO, DOTA 2, League of Legends, Arena of Valor, Call of Duty, Kings of Glory, Rainbow 6 Siege, Starcraft, Rocket League, Valorant and Warcraft 3.
  
  Recently I visited another bookmaker called Mr. Mega and thought they have a lot of esports, but Highbet easily tops that, so in case you are a fan of gaming, this might be a good bookmaker for you, especially with live streams featured too
• Although, if we are going to call them esports, why didn't Highbet group them together under a section, instead of having them spread all over the place?
• Horse racing - UK focused
  • Highbet offers fixtures from England, Wales, Ireland, Argentina, Uruguay, AE and BH.
    
    There are only winner markets, so no boosted odds, specific bets or any custom bets are possible.
    
    If this is something you really need in your bookmaker, then check out our review of PaddyPower where we talk about their fantastic horse betting selection.
• Sportsbook Second Deposit Bonus
  • You can deposit £20 as your second deposit and get up to £30.
    
    The way it works is: You bet £20 at odds of 1.70+. Upon settlement, £25 will be awarded as a free bet, and the following day you will get the other £5 in free bet credits.

❌ Disadvantages:

• Winnings payout limited because it is a small bookmaker. Betting sites that have been around for a while have had the chance to accumulate some resources and offer big payouts, while smaller newcomers can't realistically pay in the hundreds of thousands when they are starting off.
• The live betting experience is lacking and leaves more to be desired. Normally, I expect to see some dynamic statistics and information about the teams, but Highbet's 'Statscore' integration isn't the most optimal solution in my opinion.
• No regular odd boosts. Other high-end bookies often provide special odds for certain events to keep things fun and fresh, so the lack of these is a disadvantage in my opinion.
• Many sports are offered, but there are very shallow markets for a lot of them. For instance, the horse racing markets are limited to winners only and boxing matches rarely get different treatment.

Overall, yes it is. It is focused on the UK market and it does try to satisfy most punters' needs, but Highbet definitely needs some work before they can compete in the higher leagues of betting sites.

I would love to see the bookie add more depth to the platform, by providing better visuals during live games, such as streams or virtual fields. Also, they could increase the betting markets on horse races and consider improving the odds they offer.

What I like about Highbet is that the minimum bet amount is £0.10, which is low enough to allow punters of any experience to place bets and have fun exploring the large number of sports offered.

On the other hand, your maximum wager per sport varies, depending on the sport, but the bookie may limit the amount you can bet if the potential winnings go above £90000.

If you are looking for a bookie with 2 deposit bonus offers, 50 sports to bet these bonuses on, a well-optimised mobile site for betting on the go, in addition to a lot of accepted payment methods, then certainly Highbet can work for you!

As with many new bookmakers, Highbet has too many irons in the fire, so to say, to make it all work at a high level.

And while they have a good bookie, there are more things to be worked on before I can rank it among the top of all betting sites.

Stars: 7/10 ⭐️